The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Tuesday, June 16, 2026, as the first day of Muharram 1448AH in Nigeria.
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic...
Tunisia have become the first team to sack their coach at the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup following the country’s disappointing start to the tournament.
The Tunisian Football Federation announced the dismissal of coach Sabri Lamouchi on Monday, after the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all 21 chairmanship and 226 councillorship seats in the Adamawa Local Government elections conducted on Saturday.
The Chairman of the Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC), Mohammed Umar, announced the results in Yola,...
Eight people were confirmed dead on Monday after a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California's Mojave Desert, United States.
Air Force officials said the...
United Capital Group has acquired a five per cent equity stake in Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), in a move aimed at deepening its participation in Nigeria’s capital market.
United Capital disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, June...
The Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit Zone C, Owerri, has intercepted a large consignment of foreign-smuggled vegetable oil with a duty-paid value of N403.4 million, following intelligence-led operations across two locations in the South-East.
The Customs Area Controller in...
The Kano State Government has unveiled a new Digital Multimedia Department under the Ministry of Information and Internal Affairs as part of efforts to modernise government communication, improve transparency and deepen engagement with citizens.
The Commissioner for Information and Internal...
Trading on the Nigerian stock market opened the week on a bearish note on Monday, June 15, 2026, with investors losing N984 billion.
This is due to widespread profit-taking, particularly in financial stocks, which dragged the market lower.
The downturn saw...
Oil prices extended losses on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, as markets weighed prospects for resumption of supply through the key Strait of Hormuz against and a lack of details from a preliminary deal to end the Iran war.
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Chevron Nigeria Limited, in partnership with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Bristow Helicopters, has launched a helicopter pilot development programme that will train 10 Nigerian cadet pilots and two trainees from CNL’s neighbouring communities, advancing...
